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LG UltraGear OLED 27GR95QE-B

The 27GR95QE-B is LG’s first 240 Hz 27-inch-class WOLED gaming monitor, from 2023. It offers 0.03 ms GtG response, near-infinite contrast and a stand with height, tilt, swivel and pivot adjustment. Full-screen SDR brightness stays at a typical 200 nits; it uses an external power adapter and has no speakers.

27GR95QE-B: a 2023 26.5-inch (27-inch class) 1440p 240 Hz OLED gaming monitor. Its successor 27GS95QE-B and the 4K/1080p dual-mode 27GX790A-B are separate models.

LG UltraGear OLED 27GR95QE-B — LG Canada product image of the 27GR95QE-B.
LG Canada product image of the 27GR95QE-B.

Specifications

SpecificationValue
Panel26.5-inch (67.32 cm) OLED, 2560 × 1440 (16:9); 0.2292 mm pixel pitch; 1.07 billion colours

Because self-lit OLED pixels can switch fully off, blacks are true black; LG gives typical contrast as 1,500,000:1. 1.07 billion colours corresponds to 10-bit colour depth.

Refresh rate and response time240 Hz; 0.03 ms (GtG)

240 Hz shows 240 frames per second, making motion smoother and less blurred in fast games; this needs a graphics card producing 240 fps and a DisplayPort or HDMI 2.1 connection. GtG is the time a pixel takes to change from one grey level to another.

BrightnessTypical 200 cd/m², minimum 160 cd/m²

These are full-screen SDR figures; small HDR highlights can be brighter. LG does not give a peak HDR figure in the spec table.

Colour and HDR98.5% DCI-P3 (typical), 90% (minimum); HDR10; factory calibrated; hardware calibration ready

Hardware calibration uses LG Calibration Studio and a compatible colorimeter to adjust the monitor’s own colour tables. No VESA DisplayHDR certification is listed.

Adaptive sync and gamingNVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible, AMD FreeSync Premium, VRR; Black Stabiliser, Dynamic Action Sync, crosshair, FPS counter

Adaptive sync matches the monitor’s refresh to the graphics card’s frame rate to reduce tearing and stutter. Dynamic Action Sync is meant to reduce input lag.

Video inputs2 × HDMI 2.1, 1 × DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)

DSC (Display Stream Compression) uses visually lossless compression to fit a 1440p 240 Hz signal within DisplayPort 1.4 bandwidth. The HDMI 2.1 inputs support VRR on consoles. There is no USB-C video input.

USB and audio1 × USB 3.0 upstream, 2 × USB 3.0 downstream; 4-pole headphone output (sound + mic) with DTS Headphone:X; optical digital audio out (S/PDIF)

There are no built-in speakers. DTS Headphone:X gives virtual 3D audio over headphones.

Stand and mountingTilt, height, swivel and pivot adjustment; VESA 100 × 100
Lighting and remoteHexagon Lighting on the back; remote control included
PowerExternal adapter, AC 100–240 V; typical 74 W, maximum 94 W; under 0.5 W in sleep
Size and weightWithout stand 604.4 × 350.6 × 45.3 mm, 5.05 kg; with stand 604.4 × 464.4–574.4 × 258 mm, 7.35 kg

From the manufacturer

LG presents the 27GR95QE-B as an UltraGear OLED with a 240 Hz refresh rate, 0.03 ms (GtG) response time and 1.5M:1 contrast. LG UK

Strengths and limitations

  • According to Trusted Reviews, picture quality and motion clarity are very good: no ghosting was seen in testing. In SDR, peak brightness measured 404 nits on a 5% white window, falling to about 160 nits sustained full-screen; HDR peaked at 652 nits (5% window). The Vivid profile covered 99.7% sRGB and 94.3% DCI-P3; Delta E was 1.74 in sRGB mode. The slightly matte surface reduces reflections. The small joystick under the screen is awkward, while the remote was found very practical. Screen Move, Image Cleaning and Pixel Cleaning help against burn-in but have to be started by the user. Pivot is anticlockwise only, swivel is limited to 10° each way, and there is no USB-C.

    Trusted Reviews review (2023); a single test unit.

    Trusted Reviews: LG UltraGear 27GR95QE-B review

Owner experiences and issues

  • Owners most often praise the blacks, colours, 240 Hz smoothness, the detailed OSD and the remote; the pixel cleaning at the end of a session is seen as a bonus. Individual reports: no built-in speakers (two owners), the picture feeling somewhat dark especially with HDR off, an internal fan audible in a silent room, uneven panel uniformity in near-black greys (said not to be noticeable in games or films), and OLED text fringing that did not bother one owner. One user recommends running image cleaning before first tests because of artefacts at first power-on. The pool is small.

    Nine customer reviews on the LDLC France listing (2023–2024); a delivery-related review was set aside.

    LDLC: LG UltraGear 27GR95QE-B customer reviews

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2023LGULTRAGEAROLED1440P240HZGAMING-MONITOR

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Sources

  1. LG UK: 27GR95QE-B specifications
  2. LG Canada: 27GR95QE-B specifications
  3. Trusted Reviews: LG UltraGear 27GR95QE-B review
  4. LDLC: LG UltraGear 27GR95QE-B customer reviews